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Energy Partnership Focus for Chavez
By Anna Smolchenko / The Moscow Times Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave the go-ahead for expanded operations by Russian oil companies and called for an energy alliance with Moscow during an appearance with President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday, but he saved a personal invitation to visit Caracas for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Dwindling Seto Numbers Feel Estonia's Pull
By Alexander Osipovich / The Moscow Times Helju Majak is among the last of her people to remain in Russia. Even her two younger sisters now live across the Estonian border, just a few kilometers away.

Yushchenko Questioned Again
The Associated Press Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was summoned Tuesday for questioning into his nearly lethal poisoning four years ago, and he said the ongoing investigation would produce some ""very unpleasant"" surprises.

Serbia Arrests Radovan Karadzic Near Belgrade
Combined Reports The former president of the Bosnian Serb republic was posing as a specialist in alternative medicine.

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Miller Asks Kiev for Long-Term Deal
The Associated Press Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller on Monday called for a long-term deal with Ukraine as the country faces major hike in the price for gas.

Minsk Says Internet to Stay Free
Reuters Authorities in Belarus will not use a new law on the media to restrict the Internet, an aide to President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday.

Lithuanian Tax Server Hit By Another Cyber-Attack
Reuters Lithuania said it suffered another foreign cyber-attack when the state tax office's web site was swamped with requests, but no damage was sustained.

Russian Bears Trap Geology Survey Crew
By Alexei Dovbysh / Reuters At least 30 hungry bears have trapped a group of geologists at their remote survey site in the Far East after killing two of their co-workers last week, emergency officials said Tuesday.

Saakashvili Praises Military Exercise
By Misha Dzhindzhikhashvili, Douglas Birch / The Associated Press Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili praised a joint military training program involving more than 1,000 U.S. Marines and soldiers at a former Soviet base, amid heightened tensions with Moscow.

Bashkortostan Senator Must Raze Own Mansion
The Moscow Times Jailed former Bashkortostan Senator Igor Izmestyev will have to demolish his $40 million mansion near Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's residence outside Moscow after court marshals lost their bid to raze the house themselves, Kommersant reported Tuesday.

Mironov Offers Plan For Electing Senators
By Nikolaus von Twickel / The Moscow Times Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov has proposed a limited form of elections to the upper chamber of the country's parliament to replace the current practice of appointing members.

Man Arrested in Poisoning Deaths
By Alexi Shaw / Special to The Moscow Times Police have arrested a man suspected of murdering several people by poisoning them with tainted alcohol and leaving them to die at the same location, a city police spokesman said Tuesday.

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